French Texts for Beginners

French texts for beginners (A1/A2) and intermediates (B1/B2) to practice your French reading and comprehension skills. Learning to read French well is a genuine accomplishment. For beginning learners, we offer an enjoyable way to improve your comprehension with the brief, text-based lessons below.

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11/2025

La grippeB2PREMIUM
Winter is coming, and with it, the flu.
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La vie d’une hackeuseB2PREMIUM
Would you risk everything to fight online crime?
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InscriptionC1PREMIUM
I hope to continue my studies in France.
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La planète VénusC1PREMIUM
What secrets hide behind this beautiful, deadly world?
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La vie de PlatonC1PREMIUM
Discover why reality might not be what you think.
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10/2025

DémissionB1PREMIUM
Letter of resignation from my job
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La vie d’un anthropologueB1PREMIUM
How far would you go to earn trust?
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La vie d’un homme richeB1PREMIUM
Can true friendship be found through kindness alone?
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Albert CamusC1PREMIUM
How do you find meaning when life feels empty?
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09/2025

La vie d’un culturisteB1PREMIUM
Can following your passion change your whole life?
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Les réseaux sociauxB1PREMIUM
Can you really protect someone by limiting freedom?
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La conversion d’un médecinB1PREMIUM
Can losing everything help you find real peace?
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La quête d’un psychologueB1PREMIUM
Could your mind secretly shape your whole life?
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08/2025

Vive les soldes !A2PREMIUM
Six weeks of sales await you!
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Instructions d’utilisationB2PREMIUM
Dolce cream repairs and moisturizes skin.
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Le paresseuxB2PREMIUM
An animal that moves very slowly
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La planète rougeC1PREMIUM
Could you survive a day in freezing dust storms?
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07/2025

À la papeterieA2DIALOGUEPREMIUM
Buying school supplies for my son
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La dame aux chatsB1PREMIUM
Imagine twenty cats walking together in the park!
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La vie d’un immigré clandestinB2PREMIUM
Will hope and courage help change his future?
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La blessureB2PREMIUM
What if your scars could shape your destiny?
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06/2025

Au marchéA1DIALOGUEPREMIUM
Shopping at the market
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Quelle langue apprendre ?A2PREMIUM
Why is it important to learn languages?
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Stressé ?B2PREMIUM
Prolonged stress isn't healthy.
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La langue françaiseC1PREMIUM
Discover how small changes made big grammar differences.
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